Breaking Down Walls: No "bad hombres" in sight, Acapulco, Mexico

There has been a tremendous amount of rhetoric over the past year about building walls on the southern boarder of the United States. Nearly 2000 miles of boarder walls currently separate the U.S and Mexico with the intent of preventing illegal immigration to the United States.

The original boarder wall built in the 1850s was simply meant to delineate "property lines" for the two countries without strong restrictions on movement from one country to the other. Tightened restrictions on movement through the porous boarder wall occurred in the early 1900s primarily as a means of restricting cattle migration with concerns of diseased cattle entering the US from Mexico.

This brings us to the current rhetoric from the US government leaders, including the President, about the need to strengthen or "build a wall" between the United States and Mexico. The reason given, because there are some "bad hombres" in Mexico.

Traveling to Mexico recently, I was moved by the peaceful loving people of Acapulco.

Families seem to enjoy their time at the beach. Everyone was pleasant, respectful and kind.

Most of the locals spoke English and welcomed the fact that American tourist would come visit their coastal city and country.

After enjoying a wonderful stay in Mundo Imperial Resort and the pristine beach of playa diamanté, I would certainly return to Acapulco.

My strong suggestion is to strengthen ties with our souther neighbor and initiate mutually respectful dialogue.

There are certainly bad people all over the world; but on our recent trip to Mexico, there was not one "bad hombre" in site.